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Show Nearly All Cheer Honor America Day The DESERET SAMPLER, Fri., July 10, 1970 EDITORIAL The Declaration (Continued From Page One) and asked Graham preached to 35,000 at a morning rally of their forefathers. Americans to fulfill the dreams must be our goal and we must purwe it, proclaimed. Therir vision must be our visum and and There are so many reports of problems these days the means of communicating than to us are becoming inthat we have very little time to think creasingly efficient about the problems in our nations past. A look back, though, will show that the hours of our forefathers were, more often than not, marked with obstacles that could make some modern problems insignificant in com- parison. During the hot summer of 1776, when the members of the Continental Congress were debating the matter of whether to declare their independence from King Georges England, it was a dark and dangerous time for the colonists. Gen. Howes army was expected at any time in New York. In Canada, Continental troops had been driven into swamps, where many died of smallpox. Several of the colonies had failed to send their quotas of ammunition, and more and more Tories were joining the British regulars. Nevertheless, Richard Henry Lee introduced into Congress a resolution declaring: "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be , free and independent states. . . Five men, led by Thomas Jefferson, were selected to embody the spirit and purose of the resolution in a Declaration of Independence. The document, the signing of which we commemorate each July 4, has remained the foundation stone of our way Graham WeTLPihHirion of one WMjlX7aIlW the way. shouted their elders and pushed them back into the pond where they had been wading. Marijuana "Smoke-I- n A few blocks down the Mall die crowd was decidedly where a younger at die Washington Monument grounds in progress. was smoke-i- n and gambol general marijuana In die long reflecting pond linking the two scenes hundreds of young people waded in all states of dress or undress. Some spectators took a drenching from the splashing. As Graham spoke, signs waved in the bade proclaimed: and God, Guts and Gunpowder Maintain Liberty, America Will Survive Traitors, Trash and Panty Waist Po- of life for 194 years. liticians, During the War of 1812, when the British raided Washington, the Declaration was hidden in Leesburg, Va., until the capital was no longer in danger. From 1921 to 1952 the original document was in the care of the Library of Congress. It was moved in 1952 to the National Archives building where it is seen by hundreds of thousands of Americans Pat Boone sang of die Star Spangled Banner, young people in the pool raised the clenched fist salute of defiance. Some stones and soft drink cans were thrown at some police. And some from the crowd were arrested. Hippie-attire- d youths raided the stands of drink and food vendors and passed out their booty. Despite a downpour of rain in the afternoon police fought a brief batde with a motorcycle png and several canisters of tear gas were fired. There were other slight skirAs each year. We celebrate the Fourth of July not only because it is our countrys birthday, but because it marks a day on which a group of incredibly foresigh ted men founded a society based upon ideas and democratic principles thereto fore reserved only for idealists. Thomas Jefferson, who was to become the third President of the United States, perhaps best summed up the document by calling it an expression of the American mind. And what is this American mind? It is the conviction that: All men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and die pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instuted among men, deriving their just power from die consent of the governed. (AFPS) And Movin Right Along. . . Freedom Contest Opens KKK Case Reopens A special contest for all and women in the Armed Forces either active duty reserve components is being sponsored by the Free- oms Foundation of Valley Charges leveled at Fulda activities include the operation a KKK klavem of NCOs, fights between bands of black, white Forge, Pennsylvania. The letter writing contest and Puerto Rican soldiers, and a fist fight between an enlist- ed man and a captain. One German report indicates the in- - features two top prizes of vestigution was based "on an anonymous letter which was sent $1,000 and an encased George to Republican Congressman Seymour Halpem (NY) by the friend Washington Honor Medal, Other prizes include 50 awards of $100 and 50 awards of $50. In addition, the re- of the two Principal Prices of cigarettes sold in Army and Air Force exchanges and a number of writ- Awards, went up as of June 27 as a result of industry-wid- e cost price f other, award ktters. increases, officials of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service t invited to Valley Forge have announced. There is a penny-a-pac- k hike in prices in the 50 states and Washington, D.C., next in the European exchanges. A two cent increase occurs in the Pacific exchanges (exFreedom: Privilege or cluding Hawaii) and in the offshore exchanges. The offshore ex- Obligation?, is the designated changes include those in Greenland, Labrador, Panama, Canal topic for the 500 word or Zone, Brazil, the Azores, and Puerto Rictf.1 less letter. In the letter, en- Filters, kings and regular cigarettes are up from $2.30 to trants should express their $2.40 a carton in the United States. After the letter is corn-me- n pie ted, entrant should enclose his printed name, rank, so-or dal security number, complete military address, Service or Reserve component, and com-o- f plete home address. Entrees should be mailed to Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the November 19481, before 1, 1970 dead- - CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT-CO- L Charier M. Shadle presents a Dugway Proving Ground Certificate of Achievement to Sp5 Kevin Egan, Finance and Accounting Division. Sp5 Egan is presently in Massachusetts. FwIMiad in tW lateral of the military end civilian pencnaal at Uewnt Teat Center. 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Advertising copy dmdd he sent to: The Transcript Bulletin Puliinhing Co., 58 North Main, Tooele, or P.O. Boa SMI to place clauuied ark. All pictum are official 11 1 Amy photographs unless otherwise noted. The puldicetion of these is not restricted except in casex involving rrpublicaiioti fur advertising purposes at which lime petmiuioH of the Department of the Army mast lie retained. Outdoor Barbecue I Demo. . . I I Mountain Fuel Supply Co., invites! jlyou to our outdoor barbecue de- monstration, to be held in the Park iat Main and Vine Street on Wed.J July 15, 1970 at 10:30 a.m. :Our Home Economics Departmen jwill be looking forward to meet ling all of you. Mountain Fuel Tooele Manager iTinrior Swenson Supply Co ' In the Afternoon entertainment was provided by the Smithsonians annual Festival of American Folk life. A new display of famous American documents opened at the National Archives. Military bands played and other attractions beckoned along die Mall. Honor America Day was initiated by Graham, Hope and Hobart Lewis, editor of Readers Digest, as an answer to what they considered the bad image of America created by division over the war. There is too much discouragement, despair and negativism in the nation today, Graham said. The overwhelming majority of concerned Americans white and black, hawks and doves, parents and students, Rewho hate violence have stood publicans and Democrats and all viewed with this by mounting alarm and concern, Graham told the crowd. guid-cipien- court-martia- E-- ls as-a- nd Troopin The Line non-care- The DTC Deseret Sampler mishes. Down the Mall waves of young dissenters shoved a truck and several floodlights set up for tonights show into the reflecting pool before being dispersed by police. Pockets of debaters gathered with older celebrants trying to convert the young voicing their hatred for the war. Afternoon Events line. The Freedoms Foundation, ts now in its 21st year, is ed by some of our Countrys most outstanding citizens to P1 patriotism among the of America. As never people Stop Polarization before, the principles and Today we call upon all Americans to stop this polarizapirations of the people of tion before it is too late, Graham exhorted, and lets these United States have been proudly stand around our flag and all that it stands for. under constant attack by Graham called the country to check racism, poverty and Thus, undermining forces. pollutioh, and to forge a "foreign policy to be sure that our the Freedoms Foundation has objectives and goals are in keeping with the American resolved to maintain the Am- dream before the second century of independence has passed. views and thoughts in a pa- - erican ideal and to pass it If we dont check our stitches, Graham warned, and trio tic manner and answer intact to the succeeding gen- Why Dentist Pull Out check them quickly, the American dream could be turned the question completely and erations of Americans. Poor leadership ranks a close second to more money on into a nightmare. the outside as reasons for military dentists to leave the Army. thoroughly. For tiie rest of the country, the 194th anniversary of the This is indicated by a survey of 41 dentists at Ft. Gordon, Ga. S. Kalinowski Michael has day 13 colonies declared their independence from Britain On the plus side, the Gordon dentists ranked security, meant a melange of celebrations that included parades, been promoted to Specialist chance for improving education and guaranteed income as leadFour. SP4 Kalinowski is assignspeeches, beauty pageants, rock festivals and kits of flag ing incentives. The negative reasons were: poor pay structure, ed to the 65th MP Platoon. waving. poor leadership and undesirable moves. The study of dentists was Army recently published in Military Medicine, the Association of Military Surgeons journal. Alan K. Holmes has been Additional Murder Charges Four. promoted to Specialist SP4 Holmes is assigned to the The Army also announced that additional charges have been Medical Detachment. lodged against two decorated Infantry officers accused of ordering their men to shoot into huts in a South Vietnamese village. Robert C. Voelker has lieen The new charges against Capt Vincent N. Hartmann, 34, of to Specialist Four. promoted G. 1st Robert and of Lt. Lee Jr., 22, Springfield, Scranton, Pa., SP4 Voelker is assigned to the Mo., involved the same incident from which the original charges Medical Detachment. arose. These new charges alleged a permeditated murder of a VietnaSteven W. Graham has been mese female and assault with intent to murder a Vietnamese male promoted to Specialist Four. on or about June 15, 1969 in the Delta area of Vietnam. The SP4 Graham is assigned to the specific location has never leen disclosed. Medical Detachment. Both officers previously were charged with attempted murder of an unspecified number of human beings by ordering their men Gerald V. Whittaker has been to fire into homes. promoted to Specialist Four. At the time of the incident lxith officers were serving with the SP4 Whittaker is assigned to the 9th Inf. Div. Hartmann was a company commander while Lee Motor Pool. was one of his platoon leaders. The Army has ordered an investi-gatio- n officers should to determine whether the two le held for N. Roliert Pettigrew has lieen l. general promoted to Specialist Four. 'War Germ Fertilizer? SP4 Pettigrew is assigned to the FIRST CLASS SCOUTS Scouts of Troops 481 and 581 held a Court of Honor recently Branch. Instrumentation at Iosepa and during the ceremonies three received their advancements to First rta Public health officials are reported ready to approve an Army Scouts. Receiving his is Chad Griffith while Barry Morse and Barry Gardner wait to replan to turn deadly war germs into harmless soil conditioner to Dale R. Kaiyus has been prolie spread around an Arkansas military base. ceive theirs from Everett Morse as Lowell Griffith (L) reads the SP4 moted to Specialist Four. awards. The soil conditioner was developed after President Nixon last Karyus is assigned to the 65th Noveinlier ordered all U.S. chemical and biological weapons des(Photo by Ogden Kraut) MP Platoon. troyed l)y June 30, 1971. Boris Osheroff, special assistant to the U.S. Surgeon General, said that health authorities were hilly satisfied the Army's proposed methods would completely destroy both living organisms and nonliving organic toxins in the biological weapons, rendering them harmless. The U.S. public health service has licen reviewing the Army's plans to destroy virtually its entire stockpile of biological weapons at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas, where they are stored. " Refreshments will be served cour-- i tesy of the Nutrition Education: fCouncil Service. Garn said, nation under God, in freedmn. and in brothers as peace live where men can to But a few feet away a group of young peop1 hying back turned were by crash through with their war protests elders who police and sane of their touted. "We don.t One, two, three, four, the youths . to Move Less Assignments changes for some E-may coine a little less frequently. New policy, effective July 1, savs approval must lie reE-ceived from the Secretary of the Army with more than two years service and total obligated active service of six years can receive a second permanent change of station within a 12 month period. The change, flashed to the field liy message, will be included in AR 614-6- . e 4s Panama Canal Traffic Smooth Panama Canal traffic records are lucking up military contentheres no immediate need for a new canal. The capatransits per year," city of the Panama Canal is 27, (XX) ocean-goin- g the Army says. "During FY 1969, the canul had only 14,602 transits. tions that Resor Picked On. . .Again Someone's picking on the Secretary of the Army. Several months ago the Secretary of the Army flags disappeared, from the Pentagon only to be returned mysteriously a few days later. Last week, reporters discovered the the Secretary had been dune in a peace synilio! had been painted on his office door. again Army officials explained, however, that the symbol was painted on months ago and removed. From certain angles, though, the peace sign still shines through. Let not overdue it, Murphy I |